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Human brain slower than dial up
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Particularly before coffee

Boffins researching the human brain have worked out that it processes information at 10 bits per second, which is slower than 1980’s dial up.

Big Tech ethics under scrutiny
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Moshe Y. Vardi Challenges Big Tech Workers

Rice University professor and former Communications of the ACM Editor-in-Chief Moshe Y. Vardi has turned his focus to the ethical dilemmas faced by tech workers.

Post Office appoints interim CTO
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Must tackle Horizon system replacement scandal

The Post Office has bolstered its tech leadership team by creating a new role amidst the ongoing project to replace the controversial Horizon system supplied by Fujitsu.

South Korea mulls Government-funded chipmaker
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KSMC to take on TSMC

The South Korean government is considering the creation of a state-funded contract chipmaker, provisionally named Korea Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (KSMC).

Apple does not want to fund its own search engine
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Just wanted to take money from Google without any effort

Fruity cargo cult Apple has told a US court that it is not interested in creating its own search engine and would rather just make a ton of cash by leeching off its best mate Google.